Mexico
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Mexico
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Mexico is about 0.84× Romania.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. A bar running right means Mexico is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Romania
Romania = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Mexico is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Mexico, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in Romania — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.55Mexico
RON 27.05
MXN 109Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85Mexico
RON 7.47
USD 1.624Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.84Mexico
RON 262.81
MXN 999Romania
RON 313.96
EUR 59.99
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.74Mexico
RON 7.11
USD 1.546Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49Mexico
RON 0.48
USD 0.109Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+70%
in MXN
64 → 109
64 → 109
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+105%
in RON
It rose 70% in local currency, but 105% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Mexico's inflation.
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